Tag: Public Safety
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Police, Poverty and the Cycle of Violence
Why does poverty exist in our modern society, and why can’t we take care of each other? Why can’t we meet workers’ and poor people’s basic needs, including dignity? The reason is that we live in a system that venerates the rights of property over people. The working class in Toronto is clearly being extorted by landlords, by multi-billion-dollar grocery chains, and, at the top, by giant banks. How is this the case when working…
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Fair Application of Traffic Laws with Revenue Tools for the City
Traffic fatalities are on the rise, advanced technologies are not helpful and Toronto cannot afford road repairs but progressive punishment model is a win win solution. Exclusive program offered by Municipal Socialist Alliance candidate for mayor Kiri Vadivelu. The number of motor vehicles registered in Canada exceeded 26 million in 2021. Economic losses caused by traffic collision-related health care costs and lost productivity are at least $10 billion annually. In recent years, speeding and aggressive…
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Tear Down the Gardiner to Reclaim Public Spaceand Fight Climate Change
The Gardiner Expressway has long been a feature of Toronto’ s transportation horror-scape. It blocks Torontonians from enjoying easy access to Lake Ontario and has become a blight on the waterfront. Its very construction was an environmental assault on then-existing parkland. It was a project first built in segments from 1955 until 1964 by the Metropolitan Toronto government to connect the city by expressway along the lake shore. The plan incorporated an elevated portion that…
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Community Safety and the Failure of the Police
On April 13, Toronto Police marked the second anniversary of the release of the Report of the Independent Civilian Review into Missing Persons Investigations (Missing & Missed Report), which found that systemic discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community, new immigrant and refugees, and racialized communities, and other marginalized communities, led to significant failings of Toronto Police concerning its missing persons investigation. Socialist mayoralty candidate Kiri Vadivelu condemns Toronto Police for patting themselves on the back, despite…
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Windsor City Council Backs Natural Gas Power Plant Expansion Despite Opposition from Residents and Environmental Groups
On January 16, 2023, Windsor City Council supported a proposal from Capital Power to add two natural gas turbines to their existing facility, East Windsor Cogeneration Centre, located on Riverside Drive. This expansion will increase the power plant’s capacity from 92 megawatts (MW) to 192 MW. Capital Power advised City Council that its proposal responds directly to a call to action from the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO). In October 2022, the Provincial Government mandated that…